In 2016, 555 Arkansas residents committed suicide.
The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.
Total suicide deaths by state in 2017 and 2016
| State | 2017 deaths | 2016 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4,312 | 4,294 |
| Texas | 3,778 | 3,488 |
| Florida | 3,227 | 3,143 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,030 | 1,970 |
| Ohio | 1,740 | 1,707 |
| New York | 1,696 | 1,679 |
| North Carolina | 1,521 | 1,373 |
| Illinois | 1,474 | 1,415 |
| Michigan | 1,457 | 1,364 |
| Georgia | 1,451 | 1,409 |
| Arizona | 1,327 | 1,271 |
| Washington | 1,297 | 1,141 |
| Colorado | 1,181 | 1,168 |
| Virginia | 1,179 | 1,166 |
| Tennessee | 1,166 | 1,111 |
| Missouri | 1,151 | 1,133 |
| Indiana | 1,092 | 1,034 |
| Wisconsin | 926 | 866 |
| South Carolina | 838 | 815 |
| Alabama | 836 | 788 |
| Oregon | 825 | 772 |
| New Jersey | 795 | 687 |
| Minnesota | 783 | 745 |
| Kentucky | 770 | 756 |
| Oklahoma | 756 | 822 |
| Louisiana | 720 | 677 |
| Massachusetts | 682 | 631 |
| Utah | 663 | 620 |
| Arkansas | 631 | 555 |
| Maryland | 630 | 586 |
| Nevada | 627 | 650 |
| Kansas | 553 | 514 |
| New Mexico | 491 | 471 |
| Iowa | 479 | 451 |
| Mississippi | 445 | 383 |
| Connecticut | 405 | 397 |
| West Virginia | 393 | 362 |
| Idaho | 392 | 351 |
| Montana | 311 | 267 |
| Nebraska | 275 | 246 |
| Maine | 274 | 226 |
| New Hampshire | 265 | 244 |
| Hawaii | 227 | 174 |
| Alaska | 200 | 193 |
| South Dakota | 191 | 163 |
| Wyoming | 157 | 144 |
| North Dakota | 154 | 140 |
| Rhode Island | 129 | 126 |
| Vermont | 112 | 118 |
| Delaware | 112 | 119 |
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